Jacob Morris

Game Developer

Software Developer

Jacob Morris

My name is Jacob Morris, and I'm a student at the University of Hull. I'm currently studying Computer Science with Games Development. I've studied A levels in Mathematics, German and Biology at Selby College. I enjoy all matters of science, and in my free time I love coding of any kind; my personal favourite is with computer games!

Currently in the final 20 for the Undergraduate of the Year award for Computer Science, IT & Physics! #computer_science #university

Who am I?

Let me tell you all about me!

Programming

Since I was the age of 12 when I first learned about PHP and tried to create a social network, I have fallen in love with computer programming. In my adventure with computer programming I've come across and tinkered with lots of programming language, my strongest being in C# and JavaScript. I have love for Java, Prolog and more, with a soft spot for PHP and HTML/CSS webdev.

Education

I'm curious and I love to learn about new things - so I've put a lot of emphasis into my education. Education is my main focus, and I'm currently studying Computer Science (with Games Development) at the University of Hull, and taken a module in Astrophysics. I have also studied Mathematics, Biology and German at Selby College.

Inspiration

Everywhere I look I see inspiration; I enjoy trying to replicate game mechanics, and simulations of real life scenarios (ie, planetary systems). My favourite field of Computer Science is Artificial Intelligence. I often find myself inspired by the stories told by Steve Wozniak.

Gaming

At heart my passion is computer games. Computer games are fun - they make people happy and can bring people together. As a child computer games brought me plenty of entertainment, and I dream to be able to develop a game and pass on the fun that I experienced.

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hours gaming

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emails

hours thinking

hours reddit

My latest work

Here's something I'm particularly proud of.

University Project

I worked on this piece of group coursework as part of my Games Programming & Advanced Graphics module.

Component Based

We created a component based game engine in order to run our game.

One of the best

This coursework received 100%, and was amongst the best submitted.

Fun

It was a fun, yet challenging project to work on. It gave me lots of room to try new ideas out.

Alien Battles finished

I've finally wrapped up my project "Alien Battles" which is a top down sci fi shooter. It took about 2 months of work to complete. It includes 12+ different enemy types, 5 different weapons, high tens...

My current projects

I finished my first year of university a month ago now, and I've been working on a couple of awesome projects.
Alien Battles
I was inspired to this from playing games such as Contra 3: Alien Wars as...

Collecting feedback for my ...

I've been working on a new game, based on fighting aliens in space. The story basis is:
The year is 2636 and humans have had to emigrate into the depths of space due to nuclear annihalation of the Ea...

6502 Assembly for the NES

In pursuit of trying something new, I decided to have a stab at some assembly language. 6502 Assembly is the language used by the MOS 6502 processor, which is found in systems such as the NES, Apple I...

I built a behemoth!

So I recently decided I need a new computer, and chose to build it myself despite knowing next to nothing about hardware components, and what's good. I found help from YouTube, Reddit and friends. I o...

Three Thing Game - The Birt...

I recently joined with 2 other students to make a team for the Three Thing Game event, and we called ourselves The Brogrammers. The Three Thing Game event is an overnight coding game jam, where we mus...

Introducing my Google Cardb...

I've found myself quite interested in virtual reality and the like recently. My first experience was trying out the Oculus Rift at a comic con in Manchester, where you can ride a rollercoaster. My sec...

A revamped website and new ...

I recently decided I wanted a blog integrating into my website, and I was long overdue a web host switch. I was originally with Hostinger and had multiple problems with the FTP not connecting, and mul...